3a Read and listen to the press release. Complete the notes.
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What happened on Earth Day 2013?
Earth Day is one of the most widely celebrated events in the world. For Earth Day 2013
millions of people joined in thousands of activities in almost every country on earth. In
the Phillippines there was a 50km bike ride to raise awareness about alternative transport.
In Kenya there were protests against deforestation and over 6,000 trees were planted.
In Thailand there were big tree planting programmes. In the USA students in Los Angeles
used their bodies to form a message which could be seen from the sky. It told the world
to 'GO SOLAR'. In over a hundred cities round the world car-free activities took place.
Earth Day was covered extensively in the the media. Clean energy is possible - we
have the know-how and the technology-and Earth Day 2013 proved the world's people
are ready to act on it now!
Remember - our motto: Earth Day, Everyday
